The Judge wants a settlement, Rowling and WB want nothing of the sort.

“A fan’s affectionate enthusiasm should not obscure acts of plagiarism. The publishers knew what they were doing. The problem remains that the Lexicon takes an enormous amount of Ms. Rowling’s work and adds virtually no original commentary of its own. As we’ve said in court, it takes too much and adds too little. Authors have a duty to prevent the exploitation of their works by people who contribute nothing original, creative or interpretive.”

Personally I wonder, since Rowling has allowed her books to become a theme park, I am not sure why an unauthorized reference book, with a print run of 1500, should bother her at all. Could it be because Steve has done all the work for Rowling organizing the very complex world of Harry Potter? In fact, he has done a favor for anyone who is a Harry Potter fan. Could it be that with Steve’s book out of the way, there would be no comparison between how the books are organized and categorized?